8 coalition air strikes target Lahj, Taiz

TAIZ, April 26 (YPA) – The Saudi-led coalition warplanes waged on Thursday eight air strikes on Taiz and Lahj provinces, a military official told Yemen Press Agency.

The strikes hit southern Kalian camp in Mouza district of Taiz and Hamalah area of Lahj.

On Wednesday, the fighter jets waged 42 air strikes on of the capital Sanaa, and several provinces of Lahj, Marib, Taiz, Saada, Jawf, Amran and Hodeidah.

On Sunday April 22, the coalition warplanes targeted a wedding party in Bani Qais area of Hajj province, killing 35 civilians and injuring 55 others, including 30 children.

The four-year-old coalition war on Yemen has killed over 10,000 Yemenis, mostly women and children, displaced more than 3 million, according to the United Nations.

Ali Ahsan